good
1. good \'gu.d\ \'bet-*r\ \'best\ \'gu.d-ish\ aj or bet.ter; or best [ME,
fr. OE go-d; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadh to hold]fast 1a1: of a
favorable character or tendency {~ news} 1a2: BOUNTIFUL, FERTILE {~ land}
1a3: COMELY, ATTRACTIVE {~ looks} 1b1: SUITABLE, FIT {~ to eat} 1b2:
SOUND, WHOLE {one ~ arm} 1b3: not depreciated {bad money drives out ~}
1b4: commercially reliable {~ risk} 1b5: certain to last or live {~ for
another year} 1b6: certain to pay or contribute {~ for a hundred dollars}
1b7: certain to elicit a specified result {always ~ for a laugh} 1c1:
AGREEABLE, PLEASANT 1c2: SALUTARY, WHOLESOME {~ for a cold} 1d1:
CONSIDERABLE, AMPLE {~ margin} 1d2: FULL {~ measure} 1e1: WELL-FOUNDED,
COGENT {~ reasons} 1e2: TRUE {holds ~ for society at large} 1e3:
ACTUALIZED, REAL {made ~ his promises} 1e4: RECOGNIZED, HONORED {in ~
standing} 1e5: legally valid or effectual {~ title} 1f1: ADEQUATE,
SATISFACTORY {~ care} 1f2: conforming to a standard {~ English} 1f3:
DISCRIMINATING, CHOICE {~ taste} 1f4: containing less fat and being less
tender than higher grades - used of meat and esp. of beef 2a1:
COMMENDIBLE, VIRTUOUS, JUST {~ man} 2a2: RIGHT {~ conduct} 2a3: KIND,
BENEVOLENT {~ intentions} 2b: UPPER-CLASS {~ family} 2c: COMPETENT,
SKILLFUL {~ doctor} 2d: LOYAL {~ party man} {~ Catholic} : in effect :
VIRTUALLY {as good as dead} : VERY, ENTIRELY {was good and mad} -
good.ish aj
2. good n 1a: something that is good 1b1: something conforming to the
moral order of the universe 1b2: praiseworthy character : GOODNESS 1c: a
good element or portion 2: PROSPERITY, BENEFIT {~ of the community} 3a:
something that has economic utility or satisfies an economic want pl 3b:
personal property having intrinsic value usu. excluding money, securiti es,
and negotiable instruments pl 3c: CLOTH pl 3d: WARES, COMMODITIES 4:
good persons - used with the pl 5: proof of wrongdoing
3. good av : WELL